Succinctly

You have nothing to prove to the world. Let that sink in. You could be the best version of yourself and there would still be people who would not like you, in-fact the bitter truth is, they don’t essentially have to.  You could be kind, compassionate, affectionate. You could care. For all I know, you could love with all your heart and it still wouldn’t be enough. But that’s okay. You have to understand the fact that you can be a good person, but not for them. And they can be a good person, an amazing person even, but not for you. Life’s twisted like that. Accept it, embrace the complexity of it.  So instead of pushing yourself to be the best for your parents, your brother, or your latest crush, be the best person for yourself.  Do whatever brings your soul at peace. Be honest, because that aligns well with your own conscience. Be loving, because you have so much love in you to share with the world. Go dancing, even if you suck at it, if that’s what makes you happy.

On the verge of an apocalypse, a rising tempest even, but if you look at him, you’ll see the happiest person you’ve ever witnessed .  He, here, is a millennial who’s trying so hard, every day, to give his life some meaning, to make himself feel worthy. He is someone who cries silent tears behind closed doors, someone who would rather suffer in silence than talk about the chaos inside. You ask why? Because apparently, in a seriously screwed and messed up time, it’s cool to not care. Not caring is now a sensational symbol of strength while all I’ve ever believed is that nothing, absolutely nothing makes us more human and stronger than to feel and accept one’s emotions. It takes courage. It takes courage to be vulnerable and honest about how and what you feel, without demeaning yourself, without belittling yourself.  In the facade of not caring, he tries to paint a picture perfect life, a life socially acceptable and applauded. But for whom really? What’s worth having in ret